SONSAF releases belated election observers report

Hargeisa- The Nonstate Actors Forum (SONSAF) which led the local observations of November 2017 presidential election released its report today.

Custodial Guards deny allegations of torture made pirates transferred from Seychelles

Hargeisa- The deputy commander of the Custodial Guards, General Hassan Ali, denied allegations of torture made by prisoners held in Hargeisa prison.

Guurti Speaker accuses president Farmaajo over Tukaraq fighting

Hargeisa- The speaker of the Upper House of the Parliament of Somaliland Hon Suleiman Mohamoud Adan told the government news agency, SOLNA, that the president Farmaajo is behind the war.

Somalia: The President and the Chief Justice are in headlock

Hargeisa- On Sunday the President of Somalia Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo issued a press release saying he sacked the Chief Justice, Ibrahim Eidle Suleyman.

Authorities in Lasanood arrest 50 people over protest

Hargeisa- According to the police commissioner in Lasanood district of Sool region, 50 people were arrested on Monday morning in Lasanood.

Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia visits Somaliland

Hargeisa- A delegation led by Peter De Clercq, the Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia visited this week in Somaliland.

SONSAF staff has been accused of smearing campaign and risking HRDs

Hargeisa- A prominent think-tank based in Hargeisa demanded Somaliland Non-state Actors Forum to stop "smearing campaign" made by a senior staff against human rights defenders.

Somaliland: a court sentences a traditional leader to 5 years imprisonment

Hargeisa- Human Rights Centre condemned the sentencing of traditional elder.

Somaliland: MP accuses his House of corruption

Hargeisa- Hamud Osman Egal, a member of the House of Representatives, said the House approves laws and agreements pushed by the government by receiving money.

The chair of the powerful internal affairs committee of the House resigns

Hargeisa- Ibrahim Jama Rayte, the chairman of the security and internal affairs committee of the House of Representatives resigned from the chairmanship.

President Behi appoints a new governor for the central bank

Hargeisa- Yesterday, President Muse Behi Abdi has appointed Ali Ibrahim Jama as the new governor of the central bank.

Opposition leader accuses President Behi of treason, demands resignation or impeachment

Hargeisa- Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi Irro, the chairman of Waddani opposition party, called on the President of Somaliland to resign or face impeachment.

President Muse Behi visits the information ministry

Hargeisa- Muse Behi Abdi, the president of Somaliland, has paid a visit at the ministry of information today.

Waddani executive committee appoints new secretary general amid political row

Hargeisa- The executive committee of the opposition Waddani party today appointed Khadar Ismail Abdi as their new secretary general.

Hargeisa court sentences two people over Facebook posts

Hargeisa- The regional court in Hargeisa has given jail terms to two people.

Heavy rains expose the ineffectiveness of Hargeisa municipality

Hargeisa- Hargeisa has received heavy rains last week. But the rain caused floods in a growing city without a drainage system.

Waddani executive committee says it expelled the secretary general

Hargeisa- In a statement, the executive committee of Waddani, the main opposition party, said they ousted their secretary general, Mohamed Abdilahi Uuradde

Somaliland: two actors detained over a drama

Hargeisa- In a press release, Human Rights Centre called on the government to release two actors detained on 29th March in Las Anod after they acted a drama on the management of the local governments.

Families say two missing Somalilanders were kidnapped in Puntland

Hargeisa- The families of two men who are missing in Puntland said they were taken forcefully in Garowe, the capital of Puntland.

President Behi appoints senior officials

Hargeisa- Today, the President of Somaliland Muse Behi Abdi appointed 24 government officials.

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